| WV | SB648 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require courts and administrative officers to interpret statutes, regulations, and regulatory documents anew and not defer to the agency's interpretation of the rule or statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB3093 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove liability for mental health professionals providing services in mental hygiene cases involving possible involuntary hospitalization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB655 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove liability for mental health professionals providing services in mental hygiene cases involving possible involuntary hospitalization.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB641 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require hearings for eviction proceedings to be scheduled upon filing the petition and provide that the hearing shall be scheduled five to 10 judicial days following filing of the petition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB621 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize courts to maintain orders in digital form.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB622 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize compensation for certain lower court staff; and annual salary for magistrate court clerks, magistrate assistants, magistrate court deputy clerks, secretary-clerks of family court judges, and family case coordi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
[Hearing: Mar 3 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB620 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to update the statute governing timing for appeals, as appeals are no longer initiated by the filing of a "petition".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB625 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure in all courts of record to determine when judges may be recused in legal proceedings when party's lawyer or the law firm of a party's lawyer has contributed to a judge's campaign.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB623 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to specify the circumstances in which senior judges and justices may be recalled to service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB589 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide pay increases to members of the judiciary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Mar 3 @ 3:00 pm]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB590 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to pretrial release generally. The bill clarifies the right to pretrial release; clarifies maximum bail amount for charges for multiple misdemeanor offenses; defines terms; establishes that defendant has right to sele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
To Senate Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Committee |
| WV | HB2910 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a procedure for modification of a prison sentence when a person has served at least 10 years of a sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2911 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill provides for compensation of a guardian ad litem in cases involving the West Virginia Public Defender Services, relates to requirements and rates of compensation for a guardian ad litem in a minor settlement proceeding, and r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2738 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow for the creation of a second public defender corporation when that public defender corporation employs six or more assistant public defenders inclusive of the chief public defender.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2805 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for contempt of court in magistrate court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2761 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the jurisdiction limits of magistrate courts for claims less than or equal to $20,000.00 and to clarify that corporate parties may appear pro-se by an agent or by an attorney provided the corporate party is att...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2684 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide compensation to those who have been adversely impacted by the actions of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals's Judicial Investigative Committee or any other division operating under the umbrella of the We...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2566 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow the Supreme Court of Appeals to create pay scales for judicial support staff. This change will encourage employee recruitment and retention efforts and provide more clarity and consistency in pay structure based o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To House Government Administration Committee |
| WV | HB2550 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish that a defendant who may be fined $5,000 or more is entitled to a trial by jury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2537 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit service upon tenants for eviction proceedings to be accomplished by publication or by posting the notice conspicuously on the premises if the tenant will not accept service of process in person.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2035 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a three-year pilot program relating to West Virginia Public Guardian ad Litem Services, established initially in three circuits, and providing services initially in three circuits. Circuit based West Virginia Pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Courts Committee |
| WV | HB2195 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill generally relates to continuing education requirements and compensation of Guardians Ad Litem.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Courts Committee |
| WV | SB425 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for partisan elections of Supreme Court Justices, Intermediate Appeals Court Judges, Circuit Court Judges, Family Court Judges, and Magistrates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB428 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act and to provide for a death penalty; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB2125 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit 911 centers and ambulance stations that are staffed 24 hours per day for 365 days per year to be drop off locations for newborn safety devices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB2028 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow a party to a civil action to seek an expeditious answer to a certified question on the constitutionality of any statute, rule, or executive order from the Intermediate Court of Appeals while pending in circuit cou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB189 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow testimony by one spouse regarding an offense of the other spouse against a child or grandchild.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB247 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Substance Abuse Intervention Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for involuntary treatment for a substance use disorder and sets forth the rights of a patient. The bill establishes cri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Committee |
| WV | SB181 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that payments to attorneys who provide legal services for court-ordered appointments to be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of the submission or the voucher.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB98 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add grievance and appellate procedures and judicial review for participants in the Division of Motor Vehicles' Safety and Treatment Program. The bill also authorizes the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
